The morning of 2013 Presidential Inauguration

January 21, 2013

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An attendee holds an American flag as the sun rises before the start of the U.S. presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. As he enters his second term, President Barack Obama has shed the aura of a hopeful consensus builder determined to break partisan gridlock and adopted a more confrontational stance with Republicans.

Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg

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An attendee holds an American flag as the sun rises before the start of the U.S. presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. As he enters his second term, President Barack Obama has shed the aura of a hopeful consensus builder determined to break partisan gridlock and adopted a more confrontational stance with Republicans.